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    An exploration of Chord DAVE, MScaler, Qutest, and Holo May, HQPlayer

    Sinc-L, 705/768, LNS15, in NOS mode while using HQP.
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    An exploration of Chord DAVE, MScaler, Qutest, and Holo May, HQPlayer

    A few weeks ago @llamaluv brought over his Dave so we could compare my Holo May KTE. Both were connected to my custom server which has a JCAT USB XE card with two USB connections. A SRC sat between the computer and the Dave. Each dac was fed with 16 full scale HQPlayer upsampled files via...
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    DENAFRIPS Terminator: the King of R2R dac

    Turns out my USB card needed more time to burn in. I still like the coax connection but it can get fatiguing. USB is another level in SQ, especially from something like JCAT.
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    DENAFRIPS Terminator: the King of R2R dac

    I am wondering whether anyone else notices that the coax and USB inputs into the Terminator sound crazy different. Coax, I get this brighter, more coherent sound that I really like especially for classical. USB, it's darker, can be bland with certain genres. I find myself very much preferring...
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    DENAFRIPS Terminator: the King of R2R dac

    Has anyone been able to get the dual AES input to work with the firmware update? Particularly if you have a non-mscaler input. With my mscaler I can now get only only one channel to work up to 3xxkhz upsampling, and can’t get anything out of 7xx upscaling. Strange that only one channel is working.
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    DENAFRIPS Terminator: the King of R2R dac

    My mscaler stopped working with the Terminator right after I downloaded the most recent firmware update. Hopefully somewhere down the line they will work together again.
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    DENAFRIPS Terminator: the King of R2R dac

    I just received some Boomslang digital cables - unfortunately I can’t get them to work with the mscaler and Terminator. Stock monoprice works fine, as does my friend’s $300 set of cables. Just something incompatible about these.
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    Raal Ribbon Headphones - SRH1A

    Taking a break from the land of Weldenheim, I've got an update on AHB2 impressions. @llamaluv and I combined forces this weekend for a deep dive comparison of bridged mono vs single amp. I had hoped to hear dual mono sounding just the same as a single AHB2. This hobby -- the endless upgrades...
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    Raal Ribbon Headphones - SRH1A

    Selling my Triton Audio Cables headphone cable for the SR1a - originally $469. Any takers at $300? This is a 4-wire, silver cable. Selling because I have another nonstock cable I use more frequently. Neotech 24AWG silver wire for SR1a headphone, 6ft length.-25 linear feet. Furutech...
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    DENAFRIPS Terminator: the King of R2R dac

    The only way it works is using dual BNC coax cable from the mscaler into the AES input of the terminator. Search for these adapters on Amazon for the BNC cable: Neutrik NADITBNC-MX 75 Ohm BNC F To 110 Ohm XLR M Adapter
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    DENAFRIPS Terminator: the King of R2R dac

    The mscaler with the Terminator was phenomenal (thanks @llamaluv and thanks to @Saleh84 for discovering its compatibility). To my knowledge this is the only dac other than Chord's which can accept the full, 1 million tap potential of the mscaler. And boy does it deliver. Classical and jazz...
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    DENAFRIPS Terminator: the King of R2R dac

    After some confusion, got this working, full 1 million taps. Impressions soon, but my initial reaction - so so smooth.
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    DENAFRIPS Terminator: the King of R2R dac

    Update: I blind tested myself and got 10/10 correct discerning OS from NOS. I was able to tell immediately. I prefer NOS with pop music and OS with classical / acoustic. I have a super resolving system of dac direct to amp and sra1. I still couldn’t notice a difference between the filters...
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    DENAFRIPS Terminator: the King of R2R dac

    I tried pressing the mode button but didn’t notice any difference. My hearing drops off at 13khz so I might not be able to tell.
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    DENAFRIPS Terminator: the King of R2R dac

    I'm about 3 hours into the new DSP board. Instruments sound much, much more clearly defined and separated, and I'd say that's the biggest and most apparent change for me. I'm also hearing much improved depth, more of a three dimensional, in-the-room type of sound. For some tracks, this is a...
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